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Institutional Review Board (IRB)

The purpose of the Hamline University Institutional Review Board (IRB) is to protect the rights and safety of research participants and to facilitate research activities. In general, all research conducted by members of the Hamline community that involves the participation of humans must be reviewed by the IRB or by a unit subcommittee formed for this purpose. All externally funded projects and all projects involving vulnerable populations must be reviewed by the IRB.

Exceptions

All externally funded projects and all projects involving vulnerable populations must be reviewed by the IRB; however, the Code of Federal Regulations states that some projects do not require full IRB review. These include:

"Also exempt is research using educational tests, survey procedures, interview procedures or observations of public behavior, to the degree that such research protects the subjects' confidentiality. Further, certain kinds of research involving no more than minimal risk are eligible for "expedited review" [45 CFR 46.110], and are published as a Notice in the Federal Register."

Members

The following individuals comprise the current Hamline University IRB: